The popular round of advice that nutritionists dish out is to have snacks that are around 100 calories with the right balance of nutrients. But 100 calories itself is a dicey number. One can get 100 calories by having either two fat-laden sweet cookies or one portion of low calorie mix sprouts bhel. ....

If you regularly dish up the same routine fare that both you and your family are thoroughly bored of, this book will help bring excitement into your cooking. We have put together 7 Dinner Menus from around the world, one for each day of the week, to help you transform into an instant gourmet chef! < ....

Every Indian is familiar with the popular achaar-paratha combination. Achaars served with parathas or rotis is the quickest meal a housewife can whip up for unexpected guests. In this book, I have included some traditional achaars, which I learnt from my mother including methambo, raiwala marc ....

Acidity, a common ailment that we all suffer from time to time – that awful burning sensation in the heart or chest. Instead of popping antacids every now and then, turn to mother nature for natural remedies and cure. My book “Beat Acidity” is a similar attempt to do so with the range of --- healthy ....

Baby and Toddler Cookbook is a befitting sequel to the 'Pregnancy Cookbook'. This book hopes to provide answers to all the queries of budding mummies regarding when, what and how much to feed their little ones right from the age of 5 months to 3 years. My team of nutritionists has carefully analysed ....

‘Baked Dish’ – This very term reminds us of continental cuisine. There is no denying that it is a very “Western” concept, but it has started making headway into Indian homes and that too at breakneck speed. The reason for the growing popularity of baked dishes could be attributed among other things ....

Aptly named, breakfast is the morning meal that ‘breaks’ the ‘fast’ that a person undergoes while asleep at night. The body receives no food for fuel during the night hours and when we wake up in the morning we need a good breakfast to jump start the metabolism and prepare us for the day. A good, ....

Burgers are more than a mere snack. Replete with bun, cutlet, cheese and
salad veggies, it can actually be a very wholesome meal. Skip the aerated
drink, and throw in a smoothie. Couple it with an interesting accompaniment,
what more can you ask for. You can woo any age-group, young or old, with
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It is not merely the taste and the texture that make cakes appealing, but to a large extent, their looks too. A brilliant cake might end up seeming quite ordinary if not decked up sufficiently well. However, decorating cakes is – unfortunately – no cake walk! It requires a lot of know-how, patience, ....

“Calcium-Rich Recipes” is a collection of 36 recipes compiled using calcium-rich ingredients like dairy products, leafy vegetables, nuts and pulses. To give a clearer idea about what a lack of calcium can mean to our bodies, I have included a section on ‘Calcium Deficiency’ that covers the basic fac ....